English Premier Ice Hockey League 2008/09

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The 2008/09 season was the 11th edition of the English Premier Ice Hockey League .

Mode and participants

Only English teams take part in the second highest British league. There were three rounds, each with a return game. Two points were awarded for a win - even after overtime or a shootout - one point was awarded for a loss after overtime or a shootout.

English Premier League club locations
space team Games S. SO / P NO / P N Gates Points
1 Peterborough Phantoms 54 36 2 3 13 275: 166 79
2 Milton Keynes Lightning 54 32 2 6th 14th 221: 149 74
3 Guildford Flames 54 28 6th 3 17th 230: 1735 71
4th Slough Jets 54 26th 5 2 21st 217: 179 64
5 Bracknell Bees 54 28 2 1 23 176: 148 61
6th Romford Raiders 54 22nd 5 3 24 197: 259 57
7th Sheffield Scimitars 54 19th 3 5 27 187: 202 49
8th Swindon Wildcats 54 21st 2 2 29 157: 194 48
9 Telford Tigers 54 16 1 5 32 186: 245 39
10 Wightlink Raiders 54 10 4th 2 38 189: 320 30th

Legend: S – wins, SO / P – wins after overtime or penalty, NO / P – defeat after overtime or penalty, N – defeat

Play-offs

The games of the first play-off round were played in the mode with return legs.

Quarter finals
Swindon Wildcats - Peterborough Phantoms 2: 7 2: 3
Slough Jets - Bracknell Bees 3: 2 4: 3
Sheffield Scimitars - Milton Keynes Lightning 3: 3 3: 5
Romford Raiders - Guildford Flames 4: 6 1: 5

Final Four

The decisive games of the season were played in a final tournament on April 11 and 12, 2009 in Coventry .

Semifinals
April 11, 2009 Peterborough Phantoms
 4: 2
(0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 2) 		Slough Jets
 Coventry
April 11, 2009 Milton Keynes Lightning
 3: 2 n.P.
(1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0, 0: 0, 2: 0) 		Guildford Flames
 Coventry
final
April 12, 2009 Peterborough Phantoms
 5: 4
(3: 1, 1: 1, 1: 2) 		Milton Keynes Lightning
 Coventry

Awards

Journalists voted Steve Moria (Slough Jets) best player and Colin Patterson (Peterborough Phantoms) best coach.

See also

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